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Premier Badminton League begins today

Six teams will vie for the coveted title of the 1st Nagaland Premier Badminton League 2019, which commence on May 29 (Wednesday) at 10 am at Indoor Badminton Stadium, Kohima. The three-day long league is organised by Nagaland Badminton Club (NBC) under the aegis of Nagaland Badminton Association.

The opening ceremony will graced by DC Kohima, Anoop Khinchi as special guest, while welcome address will be delivered by Er. John Metha, president NBC and keynote address by Joseph Sumi, general secretary, NBC.

The champion’s team will receive a cash of Rs. 1.50 lakh and runners-up Rs. 80,000. The individual awards include player of the league and most promising player.

The categories for the league are U-15 for boys single, U-17 girls single, U-19 boys doubles, men’s singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles (men-40+ and open for women) and men’s 85+ doubles.